Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Did you know that the 11 words inscribed on the Liberty Bell, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the Land Unto all the inhabitants thereof,” were written by Moses?
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams originally proposed that the Great Seal of the United States include an image of Moses with the motto “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God”?
Did you know that when the nine justices of the U.S.… Continue Reading
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
With the midterm elections just a couple of days away, the woke cries of Christian nationalism are again on the rise. We hear the portents from coast to coast. Everyone from California’s dear leader, Gavin Newsom, to George Soros’ sock puppet, President Biden, is warning that “Christian nationalists” are perhaps the greatest threat to our country.
“Beware of the heartland conservatives,” they shout! “These Bible-thumping rubes are dangerous. They’re destroying democracy and must be stopped, or the next shoe to fall will be forced conversions, inquisitions, public floggings and witch hunts.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, Gavin Newsom, George Soros, George Washington, James McHenry, Joe Biden, John Adams, John Jay, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson
Exclude From Homepage, Faith & Religion, Political | David E. Smith | October 27, 2022 7:00 AM | Comments Off on The Boogeyman of Christian Nationalism
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week, I wrote an article about the recent research of George Barna, who has concluded that America’s religion is no longer one of orthodox belief but rather a new syncretistic faith that he called moralistic therapeutic deism – a nonjudgmental don’t-worry-be-happy “fake Christianity” where self-actualization and personal affirmation are now our highest goods. The result of my article? My critics came unglued.
“First and foremost, you need to get your facts straight,” said one.… Continue Reading
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, Calvin Coolidge, Daniel Webster, Dr. Everett Piper, Earl Warren, Fisher Ames, George Barna, James Wilson, John McHenry, John Quincy Adams, Noah Webster, Northwest Ordinance, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | August 5, 2021 4:00 AM | Comments Off on America Was Not Founded By Atheists And Deists
Written by Daniel Horowitz
King George couldn’t hold a candle to the judicial despotism we are governed by some 12 score and three years after the colonists rebelled against what they thought were “intolerable acts.” Sure, there was some taxation without representation going on in the 1770s, but I think the colonists would have taken that any day if they were to see in their crystal ball the severity of today’s social transformation without representation.
We celebrate so much more than the founding of a new nation on July 4.… Continue Reading
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Continental Congress, Dana Sabraw, Declaration of Independence, despotism, Independence Day, James Madison, John Adams, King George, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | July 8, 2019 4:30 AM | Comments Off on From the Redcoats to the Black Robes
Written by Joshua Charles
The Founding Fathers believed one thing was absolutely essential to a free society: virtue. Sometimes the term they used was “self-government.”
What did it mean? Informed by thousands of years of philosophy and theology, first with Greeks like Aristotle, and later by Christian theologians such as Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas, the Founders understood “virtue” to be behavior (more specifically, habits) in accordance with the good—which both Aristotle and Aquinas, among others, defined as behaving according to “right reason.”… Continue Reading
Written by William Parrot
U.S. House oversight revelations with new details surrounding the travesty of Benghazi in September 2012 meet with scorn and denial from a glitterati press bent upon carrying the water for an incompetent, disingenuous administration. Utter disgust laced with a healthy dose of jaded skepticism should be the order of the day for every devoted American.
Reality of a world ablaze with global jihad against all civilized societies serves as stark contrast to the U.S.… Continue Reading
